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\section{\class{wxNotebook}}\label{wxnotebook}

This class represents a notebook control, which manages multiple windows with associated tabs.

To use the class, create a wxNotebook object and call \helpref{AddPage}{wxnotebookaddpage} or \helpref{InsertPage}{wxnotebookinsertpage},
passing a window to be used as the page. Do not explicitly delete the window for a page that is currently
managed by wxNotebook.

{\bf wxNotebookPage} is a typedef for wxWindow.

\wxheading{Derived from}

\helpref{wxControl}{wxcontrol}\\
\helpref{wxWindow}{wxwindow}\\
\helpref{wxEvtHandler}{wxevthandler}\\
\helpref{wxObject}{wxobject}

\wxheading{Include files}

<wx/notebook.h>

\wxheading{Window styles}

\twocolwidtha{5cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt

\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNB\_FIXEDWIDTH}}{(Windows only)All tabs will have same width.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNB\_LEFT}}{Place tabs on the left side.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNB\_RIGHT}}{Place tabs on the right side.}
\twocolitem{\windowstyle{wxNB\_BOTTOM}}{Place tabs under instead of above the notebook pages.}

\end{twocollist}

See also \helpref{window styles overview}{windowstyles}.


\wxheading{Event handling}

To process input from a notebook control, use the following event handler macros to direct input to member
functions that take a \helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent} argument.

\twocolwidtha{7cm}
\begin{twocollist}\itemsep=0pt
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_NOTEBOOK\_PAGE\_CHANGED(id, func)}}{The page selection was changed.}
\twocolitem{{\bf EVT\_NOTEBOOK\_PAGE\_CHANGING(id, func)}}{The page selection is about to be changed.
This can be prevented by calling \helpref{Veto()}{wxnotifyeventveto}.}
\end{twocollist}%

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}, \helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist},\rtfsp
\helpref{wxTabCtrl}{wxtabctrl}

\latexignore{\rtfignore{\wxheading{Members}}}

\membersection{wxNotebook::wxNotebook}\label{wxnotebookconstr}

\func{}{wxNotebook}{\void}

Default constructor.

\func{}{wxNotebook}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition},
 \param{const wxSize\&}{ size}, \param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = "notebook"}}

Constructs a notebook control.

Note that sometimes you can reduce flicker by passing the wxCLIP\_CHILDREN window style.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{parent}{The parent window. Must be non-NULL.}

\docparam{id}{The window identifier.}

\docparam{pos}{The window position.}

\docparam{size}{The window size.}

\docparam{style}{The window style. See \helpref{wxNotebook}{wxnotebook}.}

\docparam{name}{The name of the control (used only under Motif).}

\membersection{wxNotebook::\destruct{wxNotebook}}

\func{}{\destruct{wxNotebook}}{\void}

Destroys the wxNotebook object.

\membersection{wxNotebook::AddPage}\label{wxnotebookaddpage}

\func{bool}{AddPage}{\param{wxNotebookPage*}{ page},
 \param{const wxString\&}{ text},
 \param{bool}{ select = FALSE},
 \param{int}{ imageId = -1}}

Adds a new page.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{page}{Specifies the new page.}

\docparam{text}{Specifies the text for the new page.}

\docparam{select}{Specifies whether the page should be selected.}

\docparam{imageId}{Specifies the optional image index for the new page.}

\wxheading{Return value}

TRUE if successful, FALSE otherwise.

\wxheading{Remarks}

Do not delete the page, it will be deleted by the notebook.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxNotebook::InsertPage}{wxnotebookinsertpage}

\membersection{wxNotebook::AdvanceSelection}\label{wxnotebookadvanceselection}

\func{void}{AdvanceSelection}{\param{bool}{ forward = TRUE}}

Cycles through the tabs.

\membersection{wxNotebook::AssignImageList}\label{wxnotebookassignimagelist}

\func{void}{AssignImageList}{\param{wxImageList*}{ imageList}}

Sets the image list for the page control and takes ownership of
the list.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist},
\helpref{SetImageList}{wxnotebooksetimagelist}

\membersection{wxNotebook::Create}\label{wxnotebookcreate}

\func{bool}{Create}{\param{wxWindow*}{ parent}, \param{wxWindowID }{id}, \param{const wxPoint\&}{ pos = wxDefaultPosition},
 \param{const wxSize\&}{ size}, \param{long}{ style = 0}, \param{const wxString\& }{name = "notebook"}}

Creates a notebook control. See \helpref{wxNotebook::wxNotebook}{wxnotebookconstr} for a description
of the parameters.

\membersection{wxNotebook::DeleteAllPages}\label{wxnotebookdeleteallpages}

\func{bool}{DeleteAllPages}{\void}

Deletes all pages.

\membersection{wxNotebook::DeletePage}\label{wxnotebookdeletepage}

\func{bool}{DeletePage}{\param{int}{ page}}

Deletes the specified page, and the associated window.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetImageList}\label{wxnotebookgetimagelist}

\constfunc{wxImageList*}{GetImageList}{\void}

Returns the associated image list.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist}, \helpref{wxNotebook::SetImageList}{wxnotebooksetimagelist}

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetPage}\label{wxnotebookgetpage}

\func{wxNotebookPage*}{GetPage}{\param{int}{ page}}

Returns the window at the given page position.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetPageCount}\label{wxnotebookgetpagecount}

\constfunc{int}{GetPageCount}{\void}

Returns the number of pages in the notebook control.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetPageImage}\label{wxnotebookgetpageimage}

\constfunc{int}{GetPageImage}{\param{int }{nPage}}

Returns the image index for the given page.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetPageText}\label{wxnotebookgetpagetext}

\constfunc{wxString}{GetPageText}{\param{int }{nPage}}

Returns the string for the given page.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetRowCount}\label{wxnotebookgetrowcount}

\constfunc{int}{GetRowCount}{\void}

Returns the number of rows in the notebook control.

\membersection{wxNotebook::GetSelection}\label{wxnotebookgetselection}

\constfunc{int}{GetSelection}{\void}

Returns the currently selected page, or -1 if none was selected.

\membersection{wxNotebook::InsertPage}\label{wxnotebookinsertpage}

\func{bool}{InsertPage}{\param{int}{ index}, \param{wxNotebookPage*}{ page},
 \param{const wxString\&}{ text},
 \param{bool}{ select = FALSE},
 \param{int}{ imageId = -1}}

Inserts a new page at the specified position.

\wxheading{Parameters}

\docparam{index}{Specifies the position for the new page.}

\docparam{page}{Specifies the new page.}

\docparam{text}{Specifies the text for the new page.}

\docparam{select}{Specifies whether the page should be selected.}

\docparam{imageId}{Specifies the optional image index for the new page.}

\wxheading{Return value}

TRUE if successful, FALSE otherwise.

\wxheading{Remarks}

Do not delete the page, it will be deleted by the notebook.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxNotebook::AddPage}{wxnotebookaddpage}

\membersection{wxNotebook::OnSelChange}\label{wxnotebookonselchange}

\func{void}{OnSelChange}{\param{wxNotebookEvent\&}{ event}}

An event handler function, called when the page selection is changed.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxNotebookEvent}{wxnotebookevent}

\membersection{wxNotebook::RemovePage}\label{wxnotebookremovepage}

\func{bool}{RemovePage}{\param{int}{ page}}

Deletes the specified page, without deleting the associated window.

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetImageList}\label{wxnotebooksetimagelist}

\func{void}{SetImageList}{\param{wxImageList*}{ imageList}}

Sets the image list for the page control. It does not take
ownership of the image list, you must delete it yourself.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxImageList}{wximagelist},
\helpref{AssignImageList}{wxnotebookassignimagelist}

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetPadding}\label{wxnotebooksetpadding}

\func{void}{SetPadding}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ padding}}

Sets the amount of space around each page's icon and label, in pixels.

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetPageSize}\label{wxnotebooksetpagesize}

\func{void}{SetPageSize}{\param{const wxSize\&}{ size}}

Sets the width and height of the pages.

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetPageImage}\label{wxnotebooksetpageimage}

\func{bool}{SetPageImage}{\param{int}{ page}, \param{int }{image}}

Sets the image index for the given page. {\it image} is an index into
the image list which was set with \helpref{wxNotebook::SetImageList}{wxnotebooksetimagelist}.

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetPageText}\label{wxnotebooksetpagetext}

\func{bool}{SetPageText}{\param{int}{ page}, \param{const wxString\& }{text}}

Sets the text for the given page.

\membersection{wxNotebook::SetSelection}\label{wxnotebooksetselection}

\func{int}{SetSelection}{\param{int}{ page}}

Sets the selection for the given page, returning the previous selection.

\wxheading{See also}

\helpref{wxNotebook::GetSelection}{wxnotebookgetselection}